Frankyrivera
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Wow great progress keep the pics coming
Jay and Amy's 90 gallon build thread
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Got another coat of Kilz on stand today.
Getting ready to paint the back of the tank.
After looking at the seams on the new tank it appears there are small bubbles in the corner seams. Worse on the back than the front. Is this normal with Marineland tanks? My deep blue tanks seals are nearly flawless even after 3 years. The Deep blue also has polished and beveled edges and a clean silicone line.
Getting ready to paint the back of the tank.
After looking at the seams on the new tank it appears there are small bubbles in the corner seams. Worse on the back than the front. Is this normal with Marineland tanks? My deep blue tanks seals are nearly flawless even after 3 years. The Deep blue also has polished and beveled edges and a clean silicone line.
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Yea Marineland silicone quality isn't great, Im not sure if bubbles are normal or not. I have had many of their tanks ranging from 10g up to 75g and they have always been fine, I personally would trust them for anything larger than 100g though.
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The roller always takes more coats. I find the spray cans to be most efficient (not in your living room of course haha)3 coats of Rustoleum Ultra Cover with a smooth foam roller and it still isn't pure black. Looks like it will end up taking 5-6 coats to be perfectly black.
We needed some panels black at the store, we used black vinyl. You can find it on eBay for "wrapping" cars
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Nice
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Just got the return pump in today!
Back of the tank is painted (7 coats later lol). When I started painting I wasnt as concerned about the seams, but the more I looked at them the more it bothered me. Still waiting to hear back from Marineland on the integrity of the seals.
Back of the tank is painted (7 coats later lol). When I started painting I wasnt as concerned about the seams, but the more I looked at them the more it bothered me. Still waiting to hear back from Marineland on the integrity of the seals.
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Should be fine just ugly to look at
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At least the ugly part is in the back which I will never see!
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Pvc looks cleaner and will stand the test of time better than flex. On the flip side, flex is easier to cut and work with. The choice is personal at that pointJust finished the 1st coat of appliance epoxy in the stand.
As for plumbing trying to decide whether I go PVC or flex pipe (like the pool hose). Thoughts?
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In your experience which is quieter?
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That really depends. I'd go with pvc being quieter as it's moving around less. After doing so many systems I tend to go pvc for the drains and flex for the return. I like having the ability to,move the return pump without disconnecting anything
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Ok that's kinda what I was leaning towards.
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My sumps in the basement so the only noise I have is from the anti syphon hole on the return pipe trickling in the overflow.
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I didn't even hear that, yours seems dead silent!
Our basement smells like a paint store, lol! And looks like a warehouse for fish tanks, gotta love the reef life!
